Keep on My Side
| "Keep on My Side" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ammonia | ||||
| from the album Eleventh Avenue | ||||
| Released | May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 Tarbox Studios Cassadaga, New York | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Murmur | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Fridmann | |||
| Ammonia singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep on My Side" was Ammonia's fourth single from their second album Eleventh Avenue.[1] It was released in May 1998 on the Murmur Records,[2] just after the album's release and was the last song the band released as a single before breaking up.
The song, together with the other songs on the album was recorded in 1997 at Tarbox Studios[3] in Cassadaga, New York, with producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev).[4][5] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt the single showed "melodic rock akin to UK bands like Radiohead or Teenage Fanclub."[6]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by A. Balmont, S. Hensworth, D. Johnstone[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep on My Side" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Keep on My Side" (acoustic) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Eighth Minute of the Eighth Day" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Aloysius Virgilius" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 14:11 | |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | May 1998 | Murmur | CD | MATTCD073 |
Credits[edit]
Personnel[edit]
- Ammonia
- Allan Balmont – drums
- Simon Hensworth – bass
- Dave Johnstone – guitar, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Dave Fridmann – keyboards, loops
Production[edit]
- Producer, Engineer – Dave Fridmann (Tarbox Studios)
- Mixer – Tim Palmer (Larrabee Studios)
- Mastering – Steve Marcussen (Precision Mastering)
- Cover Design – Jenny Grigg
References[edit]
- ^ Wooldridge, Simon (4 September 1998). "Mr Phil Ammonia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Keep on My Side – Ammonia". Australian Music Online. Australian Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Ammonia". Tarbox Studios. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Tarbox Studios – Clients". Tarbox Studios. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Zalunardo, Paul (7 May 1998). "A Good Dose of Ammonia". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Ammonia'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
- ^ "'Keep on My Side' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Keep on My Side; or at 'Performer:' Ammonia.
